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1983 Davis Cup

1983 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 4 March – 28 December
Edition 72nd
Teams 58
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
← 1982 1984 →

World Group

Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

Denmark
France
Great Britain
Indonesia

Ireland
Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay

Romania
Soviet Union
Sweden
United States

Draw

  First Round
4–6 March		   Quarterfinals
8–10 July		   Semifinals
30 September–2 October		   Final
26–28 December
                                     
  Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
    France 4  
    Marseilles, France (clay)
    Soviet Union 1  
      France 3  
  Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
      Paraguay 2  
    Czechoslovakia 2
    Sydney, Australia (grass)
    Paraguay 3  
        France 1  
  Adelaide, Australia (grass)
      Australia 4  
    Australia 4  
    Brisbane, Australia (grass)
    Great Britain 1  
      Australia 5
  Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)
      Romania 0  
    Chile 0
    Melbourne, Australia (grass)
    Romania 5  
        Australia 3
  Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)
      Sweden 2
    Indonesia 0  
    Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
    Sweden 5  
      Sweden 3
  Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 2  
    Denmark 0
    Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    New Zealand 5  
        Sweden 4
  Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
      Argentina 1  
    Ireland 2  
    Rome, Italy (clay)
    Italy 3  
      Italy 0
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Argentina 5  
    Argentina 3
 
    United States 2  

Final


Australia
3		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
26–28 December 1983
Grass
Sweden
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Pat Cash
Mats Wilander		 3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		3
6 		   
2   John Fitzgerald
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		    
3   Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4   Pat Cash
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5   John Fitzgerald
Mats Wilander		 8
6		 1
6 		0
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Pat Cash
Mats Wilander		 3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		3
6 		   
2   John Fitzgerald
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		    
3   Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4   Pat Cash
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5   John Fitzgerald
Mats Wilander		 8
6		 1
6 		0
6 		     

Relegation play-offs

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface
Czechoslovakia 4–1 Soviet Union Hradec Králové Indoor Clay
Great Britain 4–1 Chile Eastbourne Outdoor Grass
Denmark 4–1 Indonesia Copenhagen Indoor Carpet
Ireland 1–4 United States Dublin Indoor Carpet

Americas Zone

  First Round
14–16 January		   Quarterfinals
4–6 March		   Semifinals
6–8 May		   Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
   
    Mexico    
    Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
    bye    
      Mexico 1  
   
      Uruguay 4  
    bye  
    Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
    Uruguay    
        Uruguay 2  
   
      Brazil 3  
    Colombia    
    Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
    bye    
      Colombia 0
  Lima, Peru (clay)
      Brazil 5  
    Brazil 4
    Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
    Peru 1  
        Brazil 0
   
      Ecuador 5
    Caribbean/West Indies    
    Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
    bye    
      Caribbean/West Indies 0
   
      Ecuador 5  
    bye  
    Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
    Ecuador    
        Ecuador 4
   
      Canada 1  
    Venezuela    
    Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
    bye    
      Venezuela 2
   
      Canada 3  
    bye  
 
    Canada    

Eastern Zone

  First Round
14–16 January		   Quarterfinals
4–6 March		   Semifinals
6–8 May		   Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
   
    India    
    Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
    bye    
      India 4  
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
      Sri Lanka 1  
    Sri Lanka 3
    New Delhi, India (grass)
    Hong Kong 2  
        India 5  
   
      Thailand 0  
    Thailand    
    Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
    bye    
      Thailand 3
   
      Chinese Taipei 2  
    bye  
    Tokyo, Japan (hard)
    Chinese Taipei    
        India 3
  Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
      Japan 2
    Philippines 5  
    Seoul, South Korea (clay)
    Malaysia 0  
      Philippines 1
   
      South Korea 4  
    bye  
    Nagoya, Japan (hard)
    South Korea    
        South Korea 1
   
      Japan 4  
    China    
    Osaka, Japan (hard)
    bye    
      China 2
   
      Japan 3  
    bye  
 
    Japan    

Europe Zone

Zone A

  First Round
6–8 May		   Quarterfinals
10–12 June		   Semifinals
8–10 July		   Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
   
    West Germany    
    Eupen, Belgium (clay)
    bye    
      West Germany 5  
  Warsaw, Poland (clay)
      Belgium 0  
    Poland 0
    Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
    Belgium 5  
        West Germany 3  
   
      Israel 2  
    Israel    
    Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
    bye    
      Israel 4
  Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
      Monaco 1  
    Luxembourg 1
    Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
    Monaco 4  
        West Germany 3
  Estoril, Portugal (clay)
      Switzerland 2
    Portugal 1  
    Cairo, Egypt (clay)
    Netherlands 4  
      Netherlands 4
   
      Egypt 1  
    bye  
    Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
    Egypt    
        Netherlands 1
   
      Switzerland 3  
    Iraq    
    Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay)
    Greece w/o  
      Greece 0
   
      Switzerland 5  
    bye  
 
    Switzerland    

Zone B

  First Round
4–8 May		   Quarterfinals
10–12 June		   Semifinals
8–10 July		   Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
   
    Hungary    
    Budapest, Hungary (clay)
    bye    
      Hungary 4  
  Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
      Zimbabwe 1  
    Zimbabwe 5
    Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
    Turkey 0  
        Hungary 3  
  Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard)
      Austria 2  
    Austria 5  
    Oslo, Norway (clay)
    Morocco 0  
      Austria  
   
      Norway    
    Norway w/o
    Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
    Libya    
        Hungary 0
  Algiers, Algeria (clay)
      Yugoslavia 4
    Algeria 1  
    Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
    Bulgaria 4  
      Bulgaria 3
   
      Finland 2  
    bye  
    Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
    Finland    
        Bulgaria 0
  Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
      Yugoslavia 5  
    Tunisia 0  
    Madrid, Spain (clay)
    Yugoslavia 3  
      Yugoslavia 3
   
      Spain 2  
    bye  
 
    Spain    
Kang Lei